This section contains All-Ukrainian census data about the educational standard of the population of Ukraine. The section also contains data about the educational standard of the all population and employed population, distributed by sex and age groups.
The educational standards functioning in Ukraine since 1996 and registered by the census of the population 2001:

Functioning educational standards

Educational standards that functioned till 1996

Complete higher

Higher

Basic higher

-

Primary higher

Secondary special

-

Unfinished higher

Complete secondary

Secondary

Basic secondary

Incomplete secondary

Primary secondary

Primary

There was selected the table:
The distribution of population by age and education
The distribution of employed population by age and education
The distribution of persons who study by types of educational institutions and age

Choice criterion selection :Total population
Urban population
Rural population
Both sexes
Male
Female

According to census returns of:
2001

Permanent population - the number of people living permanently on the territory of a definite settlement, irrespective of their presence at the moment of the registration.Urban and rural population.The urban population includes people living in towns and cities, the rural population – those living in the country.The population of the town’s council - the population of all the settlements that are administratively subordinated to the town’s council.Basic Higher Education – marked about the persons who finished a college or other institutions of this kind or are still studying at an institution of higher education – an institute, conservatory, academy, university, etc and have obtained a bachelor’s degree.Basic Secondary education – marked about the persons who finished school, and exactly : an 8 – year school in 1963 – 1989 and earlier, a 7 – year school in 1961 and earlier, Classes 8,9 in 1989 and earlier; Class 10 of the secondary school; Class 10 of the school ( except for the persons with secondary education ) ; who left Class 8 in 1959 – 1960 and earlier ; Classes 9 and 10 or a vocational school in any year ( except for the persons with secondary education).Unfinished higher education – marked about the persons who studied in an institute in 1996 and earlier, passed half or more of the course of studies, but did not finish it.Incomplete higher education – includes primary higher and unfinished higher education.Complete higher education – marked about the persons who graduated from an institute, conservatory, academy, university and other institutes of higher education that provide a qualification degree of a specialist and that of a master, and obtained a certificate.Complete secondary education - marked about the persons who finished a senior school: of 11 years of studies, of 10 years of studies, a lyceum, a classic school
( also pre – revolutionary ), a vocational school, a commercial school, other secondary school.Primary higher education – marked about the persons who finished a technical school, a vocational school and other institutions of first level of higher education or keep studying at an institute and obtained a certificate about the acquisition of a qualification degree of a junior specialist.Primary secondary education – marked about the persons who finished the primary school or three classes in 1972 and later; 4 – 6 classes in any year; 7 classes in 1960 and later; 8 classes in 1990 and later; who are studying in Classes
5 – 9; who left Class 4 in 1972 – 1973 and later; Class 5 – 7 in any year; Class 8 in 1960 – 1961 and later; Class 9 in 1989 – 1990 and later.